The Prefrontal Cortex: Executive and Cognitive Functions - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198524412 ISBN 13: 9780198524410

Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A., 1998

Synopsis

The prefrontal cortex, one of the most important areas of research in contemporary neuropsychology, appears to be linked with executive processes affecting many diverse areas of cognition, including working memory, information processing, behavioral organization, and attention. This state-of-the-art account of our knowledge of the prefrontal cortex brings together contributions from some of the world's leading researchers on the subject. The authors discuss the many recent theoretical and technical advances in the field-from advances in our understanding of the neural architecture of the prefrontal cortex to the use of functional neuroimaging and from new ideas about the relationships between neuronal activity and behavior to comparisons between human and non-human primate cognition. One of the first books to be written on the subject, The Prefrontal Cortex will be important reading for all researchers and students in neuro- and cognitive psychology, and neuroscience.

About this title

Review

'...the editors of the present volume...assembled a stallar cast and prepared an effective, concise volume.' (Steven P. Wise, Trends in Cognitive Sciences, Vol. 3, No. 7)

About the Author

Angela Roberts is at University of Cambridge. Trevor Robbins is at University of Cambridge.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198524412
• ISBN 13: 9780198524410
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Roberts A. C.